China's logistics costs-to-GDP ratio hits record low in 2025

BEIJING -- China's ratio of total social logistics costs to gross domestic product (GDP) fell to 13.9 percent in 2025, dropping below the 14 percent threshold for the first time, the country's top economic planner said on Saturday.

The reading was 0.8 percentage points lower than the level at the end of the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-2020), according to the National Development and Reform Commission.

China is targeting to cut the ratio of social logistics costs to GDP to around 13.5 percent by 2027, as part of its efforts to boost overall economic efficiency.